Travellers in the Third Reich: the rise of fascism through the eyes of everyday people
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Travellers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including students, politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, journalists, fascists, artists, tourists, even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere. Contents Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 1 Open Wounds.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 Deepening Pain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3 Sex and Sun.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4 `The Seething Brew'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 5 The Noose Tightens.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 6 Monster or Marvel?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 7 Summer Holidays.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 8 Festivals and Fanfares.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 9 Heiling Hitler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 10 Old Soldiers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 11 Literary `Tourists'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 12 Snow and Swastikas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 13 Hitler's Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 14 Academic Wasteland.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 15 Dubious Overtures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 16 Travel Album.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 17 Anschluss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 18 `Peace' and Shattered Glass.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 19 Countdown to War. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 20 War.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 21 Journey's End.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Afterword.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Acknowledgements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Archives Consulted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 The Travellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Index.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
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